I am so incredibly peeved at the Restaurant. They are all behaving like children. I understand that working in a restaurant is not easy ( I have worked in a few and my bf has worked in the kitchen for 10 years and is still there).. however they are NOT making it any easier for themselves by NOT communicating. I mean seriously.. Jeffrey gives Tony a raise one day and the next day Rocco fires him!? I mean get off both your egoes and talk for the sake of all your employees! I am very disgusted in the way that Rocco fired Tony. He got someone to break into his locker and bring all his stuff to his office so Tony couldn't return to the restaurant himself and say goodbye properly. To me it looked like Rocco knew he was doing something wrong and just didnt' want to suffer the consequences given back by the reaction of the rest of the staff. He was treating Tony like he was a thief! Ridiculous! His ego is totally ruining his career. He just fired Tony because he knew the staff loved him and he felt threatened by Tony. I'm sorry Rocco that is not showing that you are a mature man. Who is ever going to want to work with him again?! He does WAY too much P.R. and does NOT provide leadership to his staff. This was proven when he fired Tony and told the staff he would take over his responsibilities.. then not too long after he was out schmoozing with everyone (and I must say the way he flirts is definitely on the creepy side) while he deserted the guys in the kitchen and they were seriously getting their asses kicked. If you can't keep your staff happy then you will not get good productivity or service from them! How dumb does someone have to be to NOT know that basic rule! I was on Rocco's side at first but now I think we have seen a truer picture of Rocco on the last few shows. What owner leaves an important business meeting to go and autograph books when his restaurant is falling to pieces. It just goes to show you where his priorities lie. His "woe is me" attitude was truly annoying. Step up and be a man, get some therapy for all your problems. He knows he needs it, why else would he have jumped on the chance to talk to shrinks like that?!?! One last note... The rest of the staff need to stop being YES men (hello Michael Jackson!). Its ridiculous. Laurent was not happy with Rocco for firing Tony yet he didn't say anything at all about it. He could have voiced his opinions, I mean can Rocco really afford to fire him too?!!? The rest of the kitchen staff feels vulnerable and I don't blame them for one, however they need to speak up and say this isn't acceptable. I'm sure they can find work in another restaurant. Its not like those jobs are hard to come by. I used to love this show, now its just getting outrageous largely due to all of the miscommunication that occurs. I stand by the fact that Rocco needs to go and get some serious mental therapy and hopefully that, combined with maturity will help him to become a kinder, less self-absorbed individual.
